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Re: # 92

My friend... the Government's guestimate was based on Madrassa's own claims and way before the siege started.

The fact of the matter is that a fortnight later we don't even have a single piece of evidence to prove either of the two things:

1. That the Government is fudging figures

or

2. That the Government has suppressed evidence...


The whole White Phosphorus joke didn't do much for the credibility of the accusers (WP is a material used to create smokescreen and camouflage and is almost as much a chemical weapon as tear gas)...

#91 Posted by MantoLives,

Manto, the figures don't tally. As per the Govt's own published estimates there were 2500 plus girls aged between 7-19 in there. The Hafsa management also kept quoting around the same figure. 592 came out in the early stage also as per Govt's lists released. Another 27 came out with Umme-Hassan just before the final assault and the phosphorous. That is 619. Whaere did the rest go?

Re: # 90

Probably because there is NO evidence of such an outrageous figure really.

Urstruly,Echoboom,

Can you believe the english language press has not reported that figure at all? Quoted in the National Assembly? I had read this report and then read Dawn and the others. No mention at all.

... contd ... #88

Actually there's no www. Rest of URL is correct ... :-)

#84 Posted by Urstruly,

The url should be /Sub_Images/ instead of /Images/

Urstruly:
CHOWK is fine, only some gestating glitches in their baitaa-CPU. Have some heart.

Re: # 10

Dear Saima,

Worshipping the right way or wrong way is not the issue. I think the remarkable internal confusion that we face itself is capable of fueling us into creating remarkable art.

A fascinating comparison is the respective Pakistani and Indian "pop" music scenes... the "restrictive" Pakistani society creates songs, music and videos that firmly stamp themselves in your mind. The unrestricted Indian "pop" scene is an endless array of remixed old movie songs with a lot of scantily clad ugly women doing some chicken dance.

The same is true of fashion, culture, art... I strongly believe that it is Pakistan and Pakistani society that has the upheavel to create true art and true culture. In many ways... we- and not the Indians- are destined to create lasting art and contribution to human consciousness. Visit Taxila or Takhtbai... what do you see, except an obsession with this right way.

Once again



or

http://www.express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20070731/Sub_Images/11002345 97-2.gif

Zeemax

I wanted to post this news item which reports that the issue of 1500 martyred school children at lal Masjid was brought up in the national assembly. The news report in fact uses the word 'school children"

#80 Posted by Urstruly,

Urstruly, try without the quote marks. What are you trying to post? Gimme the url and lemme see if it works ...

Re: # 79

Yesterday a man called the Queen of Holland a prostitute and a judge their ordered the man to be hanged with his gonads. Times are a changin'

Re: # 78

But that is tentamount to censorship. I wonder whom Chowk Staff is trying to protect with their blasphemy laws.

... but I know if the pic is too big, it'll not be posted in this new chowk format. So try resizing and upload to some image archive and link it from there. flickr.com automatically resizes.

#77 Posted by Urstruly.

Yeah it's the same code. Maybe chowkstaff banned you from posting the columns .... these blokes have become really crafty ... :)